Fireplace



E. POMEROY.

FIREPLACE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5; I913.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 5. I913.

INVENTOR WITNESSES EBENEZER POMEROY, 0F LITI-IONIA, GEORGIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

Application filed April 5, 1913. Serial No. 759,121.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EBENEZER POMEROY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lithonia, in the county of Dekalb and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fireplaces, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fire-places, and has primarily for its object the provision of a simple, neat and attractive fire-place wherein the several embodiments are arranged and constructed in such a novel and peculiar manner as to be capable of ready and quick detachment should occasion demand.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a specially devised outer casing wherein means is provided for supporting the fire-box, fender and other embodiments employed in connection therewith, the arrangement of the draft openings of the said casing being so disposed as to render combustion extremely favorable.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in their preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

In describing my invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a fireplace constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the firebox; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the grate; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the grate supporting means; Fig. 6 is a similar view of the casing top; and Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of a modified form of fire-box.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention the numeral 1 designates a rectangular face plate adapted to surround the openings in a fire place, on which plate or frame is mounted a box like structure adapted to project from said frame into a room. The said structure comprises a pair of' vertical side metal strips connected at the top by a cross piece, the said uprights or sides having two parallel Vertically extending spaced apart side walls 2 secured in any suitable manner thereto, which walls terminate at their upper extremlty in an angular top piece 3 having side flanges 4, and a horizontally extending flange 5, formed integrally therewith, the said flanges rigidly connecting the said top piece to the side walls 2 by means of the said side flanges 4, and said top being connected to the face plate 1, by means of the longitudinally extending flange 5. The pro vlsion of the angular or slanting top 3 adds materially to the efiiciency of the fire-place and prevents the passage of smoke into the room or hall within which the fire-place is built.

A firebox, designated in its entirety by the numeral 6 is disposed between the lower portion of the casing sides 2, such firebox preferably comprising an angular rear wall 7 and side walls 8 the latter having formed integrally therewith ears or projections 9, the purpose of which will subsequently appear. The upper extremity of the inclined rear wall 7 of the fire-box is provided with a laterally extending flange 10, the edge of the said flange, in actual practice, being adapted to fit against the rear wall of the wall of the room in which the fireplace is located to prevent the accumulation of soot'and other foreign matter behind the said fire-box. Another flange 11 is formed at the base of the said fire-box 6 and extends inwardly therefrom as is clearly shown in Fig. 3, the provision of which creates a support for a suitable grate 12 connected thereto, the latter being secured upon the upper face of the flange 11 through the medium of bolts 13. A base plate or support member 14, shaped to conform to the configuration of the flange 11 of the fire-box is arranged between the said fire-box and the floor upon which the fireplace is built, the said member 14 having an inwardly directed flange 15 formed integrally therewith and at the top thereof upon which the flange 11 of the fire-box normally rests where it is held securely by means of the fastening means designated by the numeral 13.

A fender 16 of any construction may be secured to the front of the fire-box through the medium of the ears 9 formed thereupon, the said fender in its .preferred form comprising a plurality of uniformly spaced apart horizontally extending bars, the upper of which is disposed upon the same plane as the flange 10 of the fire-box.

V Openings 17 are formed within the casing sides for effecting a draft to the fire-box from'the sides thereof while the provision of the supporting member 14 will deflect the draft at the base of the grate upwardly and .into the fire-box thereby producing the desired combustion necessary in devices or apparatus of this character. 7 r

2' Referring nowto the modification shownin Fig. 7 thefire-box shown therein is provided withan'gul'arly disposed rear walls 18 converging from the sides .ofthe said firebox,"the flange 19 thereof being likewise converged to 'conformi to the shape of the said rear walls 18 of the box. When the firebox is constructed as above described, the

'base or supporting member should be slightly modified, the construction being determined by. the shape of the rear wallv 18 of the said box, thereby providing for engaging flanges as in the preferred form.

7 It will be seen'from the above, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings thatthe provision of the 'angularly disposed casing top Swill deflect and guide all smokeiissuing from the fire up through the chimney as des-iredtthat the fire-box is elevated sufliciently above the floor to insure perfect combustion; and that the provision of theba'se or supporting member in conjunction with the angular face of the said fire-box will at all timescreat'e the desired draft necessary in fire places constructed in a manner similar to that above described. In reduction to practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most eflicient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the V adoption of my device will necessarily vary,

between said side walls at the base thereof, Y 'a flanged fire-box mounted upon said sup port member, the flanges of said support and said box being shaped to conform one with the other, a fendercarried by said firebox, and a flange projecting rearwardly from said 'fire box, said flange being disposed for engagement with the rear. Wall of a room, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A sectional fire-place including a supporting structure, side Walls secured thereto, the said walls having openings formed therein, a top piece connecting the said side walls, a support member arranged between the said side walls at the base thereof, an inwardly directed flange formed at the top of the said support, a fire-box mounted upon the said support, an inwardly directed flange formed at the base of the said fire-box and disposed for engagement with the said support flange, a grate arranged within the said fire-box and supported by the said flanges, a fender carried by the said fire-box, and a flange projecting rearwardly from the said fire-box at the top thereof, said flange being disposed for engagement with the rear wall of a room, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A sectional fireplace including a supporting structure, side walls secured thereto, the said walls having openings formed therein at a point intermediate the ends thereof, an inclined top connecting said side walls, the said top having end flanges and a longitudinally extending flange formed integrally therewith, the said end flanges being disposed for engagement with the said side walls, the said longitudinal flange being disposed for engagement with the said sup porting structure, a substantially rectangular support member arranged between the said side walls at the base thereof, an integrally formed inwardly direetedflange projecting from the top of the said support member, a fire-box, the base of which is provided with an integrally formed inwardly directed flange shaped to conform with the said support flange, the rear wall of the said fire-box being disposed upon an incline, an integrally formed flange at the top of the said fire-box, the said flange being.

disposed for engagement with the wall of the room, the said rear wall of the fire-box and the said support member being disposed in spaced relation to the said supporting structure, the openings in the sides of the fire-place having communication with the space behind the said fire-box and the said support, a grate member arranged within the said fire-box and supported by the flange of the fire box, a fender carried by the said fire-box, and tongues formed integrally with the said fire-box and disposed to overlap the said fender to provide a securing means therefor, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EBENEZER POMEROY.

Witnesses: 7

JAMES L. WATSON, FRED H. GIMs.

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' Washington, D. G. 

